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An educational podcast for children in which we travel back in time to Renaissance Italy, specifically to the year 1609, to meet the man who forever changed the way we look at the sky: Galileo Galilei. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will land in Pisa to chat with the man considered to be the father of modern science. Galileo was an extremely curious physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who, although he began studying medicine, preferred numbers and experiments in the end.

An educational podcast for children in which we travel back in time to 34 BC to talk to one of the most fascinating rulers of antiquity: Cleopatra. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will discover who the last queen of Ancient Egypt really was and how she managed to change the course of history. Cleopatra VII was an exceptionally cultured and intelligent leader who was born in Alexandria and belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty.

An educational podcast for children in which we travel back in time to the year 1502, to the Castilian court, to meet one of the most influential monarchs of all time: Isabella I of Castile. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will discover how this queen changed the map of the world and ushered in a new era. Isabella the Catholic was a cultured and determined woman who, despite not being the direct heir at birth and facing great challenges, managed to ascend to the throne after the death of her brothers.

An educational podcast for children in which we travel back to prehistory to learn about two fundamental human species in history: Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. In this first episode of "History Has a Voice," we will discover how they lived, how they adapted to their environment, and what their main differences and similarities were. Neanderthals were a strong and resilient human species that appeared about 400,000 years ago and became extinct approximately 40,000 years ago.

Collection of audiobooks about the different periods of the human history. A journey through the most important events in history, from ancient times to the modern era, to better understand our present.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the rich culture and long history of El Salvador, a country in Central America. In addition to learning about El Salvador, listeners will be introduced to comprehension skills that will help them better understand the story. These skills include cause-and-effect, identifying sequence of events, and vocabulary-building.

Educational podcast for children in which we travel to Valladolid in 1605 to meet Miguel de Cervantes and discover how he created Don Quixote de la Mancha. Miguel de Cervantes had a life worthy of an adventure novel. He was a soldier in the Battle of Lepanto, where he lost the use of his left hand, and spent five long years as a prisoner in Algiers.

An educational podcast for children in which we travel back in time to the 1st century AD to visit Hispania and learn about life on the Iberian Peninsula under the Roman Empire. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will land in the city of Emerita Augusta (now Mérida) to chat with a young Roman woman who will open the doors of her "domus" to us. A fun and educational journey to connect with our most classical past.

Collection of audiobooks about prehistory. Travel to the distant past and discover how our ancestors lived in prehistoric times.

This is Your Brain on Sports is the book for sports fans searching for a deeper understanding of the games they watch and the people who play them. Sports Illustrated executive editor and bestselling author L. Jon Wertheim teams up with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers to take readers on a wild...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

Let's start with two truths about our era: We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percentage of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious. With the internet always at our fingertips, what's a teacher of history to do? Sam Wineburg has answers, beginning with this: If we want to educate citizens who can sift through the mass of information around them and separate fact from fake, we have to work to give them the necessary critical thinking tools.

Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and telecommunications to literacy and obesity. Yet for nearly all of its six million years of existence, human society had none of these things. While the gulf that divides us from our primitive ancestors may seem...

An educational podcast for children in which we travel to early 20th-century Mexico to meet Frida Kahlo. Frida was a woman with a rebellious spirit who, despite suffering from polio and a serious bus accident, never gave up. Thanks to a mirror placed above her bed and a special easel, she began to paint self-portraits, capturing her emotions and demonstrating that creativity can heal the soul.

Trace the dramatic rise of Christianity from a fragile ancient movement to a global faith in this fast-paced history. Perfect for a quick commute or learning on the go, this inspiring overview cuts through technical debates to deliver the big picture of religious evolution. Experience the...

With his trademark humor and flair, bestselling linguist John McWhorter busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronouns The nature of language is to shift and evolve—but every so often, a new usage creates a whole lot of consternation...

Time is central to our experience as humans, and it’s important for children to know not just how to tell the time, but also how to make the most of it. About Time will help them learn how to tell the time on a variety of devices, and about all the different ways humans have tried to do this...

Even as actresses become increasingly marginalized by Hollywood, French cinema is witnessing an explosion of female talent - a Golden Age unlike anything the world has seen since the days of Stanwyck, Hepburn, Davis, and Garbo. In France, the joy of acting is alive and well. Scores of French actresses are doing the best work of their lives in movies tailored to their star images and unique personalities. Yet virtually no one this side of the Atlantic even knows about them. Viewers who feel shortchanged by Hollywood will be thrilled to discover The Beauty of the Real.

In this wise and illuminating essay, Laura Tingle looks at leadership, economics, history and more. Competitiveness has marked our relationship from its earliest days. In the past half-century, both countries have remade themselves amid shifting economic fortunes. New Zealand has been held up as a model for everything from tax reform to the conduct of politics to the response to COVID-19. Tingle considers everything from Morrison and Ardern as national leaders to the different ways each country has dealt with its colonial legacy.

""His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.” —Barack Obama From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one...